Man shot had intervened in domestic dispute

9:36 PM,
Nov. 14, 2013

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A man found with a gunshot wound in the face had stepped into a domestic dispute at a Pinehurst Circle residence before he was shot, according to a search warrant application filed Thursday at the Buncombe County Clerk of Courts Office.

The victim, a male friend and a female friend went to the residence Nov. 4. When the victim got involved in the dispute, a resident pulled out a gun and shot him, according to the warrant application.

A second round was reportedly fired but missed the victim, Sheriff's Office detective R.M. Jordan wrote in the court document. ...